Re: [council] TLD Operational concerns -- A Perfect example...

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Terry,

I don¹t see any example of fundamental operational difficulties linked with
TLDs in the example your describe.

All I see is a mismanaged domain name transfer from one registrar to
another...

Stéphane


Le 27/04/09 18:28, « Terry L Davis, P.E. » <tdavis2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> All
>  
> Earlier this year some of you all wondered what my operational concerns were
> with simultaneous starting of the new TLD and IDNs. This is just too perfect
> an example not to share!
>  
> If you try, to bring up www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org> right now.  Some of
> you all will get ³cannot find web server²!
>  
> I was on a call with ISOC this morning on some other issues.  At the end of
> the call, I asked them why their website was down.  It wasn¹t actually down
> and  using the IP address instead of the URL, it worked fine (which won¹t even
> be doable by anyone other than a network engineer in IPv6).  But it didn¹t
> resolve on at least AT&T and Comcast from Seattle.
>  
> They just emailed back with the cause.  They switched registrars today and had
> only a partial transfer occur to the TLDs.
>  
> TLD operations up to now have as much been networked via ³personal contacts²
> as by technology since there were only a dozen or so TLD operators globally.
> Our technology will need to significantly improve to insure coordination and
> security between what will be a growing number of TLD and IDN-TLD operators;
> and IDN alone adds tremendously to the DNS technical complexity.
>  
> Anyway good food for discussions over a late night drink in Sydney.
>  
> Take care
> Terry
>